Shoe rack



(1. B. TIBBETTS Mar. 6, 1923.

SHOE RACK Filed Aug. 2, 1919 Patented Mar. 6, 1 923.

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Be it known that 1, CHARL S B. Trnen'r'rs', citizen of the United States, residing {at Walpole, "in thecon'ntyfo'f Norfolk "and-State .5 qflylassachusetts, have invented certainlmfprqvenients in Shoe Racks, of which the fol; lowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings is a' specification, like reference characters on the drawings in- 10 dicating like parts int-heseveral figures.

The presentinvention relates to racks and is disclosed 'or purposes of illustration as embodied in a shoe rack. v

Shoe racks of the so-called pin-bar type contain a number of wooden pin bar's run ning longitudinally and located one above the other from which'a "series of pins'projec't in an approximately horizontal" direction. Each bar with its pins constitutes in effect a shelf, the shoes being supported'on the pins. It has been found difficult to fasten the pin bar satisfactorily on the frame of the rack. The alternate swelling and shrinking of the wood, resulting from the passage of the rack through the varying atmosphere of different rooms in the factory, soon results in looseness of the fastening and disintegration, and i no meansof fastening the pin bars that is at once effective and cheap has been found.

It is the object of the present invention'to provide a rack having a fastening for a pinbar which will be cheap, strongand unaffected by the swelling and shrinking of the wood, among other disturbing causes.

M1 important feature of theinvention resides in a clip comprising a bar holding portion and means extending from said portion to a su porting member arranged to clamp the ho ding ortion on the bar when the bar or the clip is drawn toward the supporting member.

Another feature of the invention resides in a clip having a bar-h0lding portion and' legs, preferably of unequal length arranged to clamp the bar holding portion upon the bar when attached to a support.

Another feature of the invention resides in a resilient bar clip of novel organization,;arranged to exert a continuous pressure on the bar irrespective of swelling or shrinking thereof. 7

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a rack.

Fi .2 isanjen'large'd detail ilhis trating the clip.

a Pie f at metal bent approximatelyin the form of ant i5 the'middle loop 11 of the M beingiforlmed preferably to fit the pinbar 12. Theoutside legs 13, 14 of the .M maybe ofunequal length, as .clearly shown in F 51,: in order-togivethepin bar a tilt, is generally desired and "both legs project "silhs'paneauy beyond-themiddleloop and flare considerably. At the ends of the legs are struck up tongues 15, leaving a downwardly projecting tongue 16. Holes 1-7 are drilled in the bars 10 to lit the tongues 16 and hold the clip against sliding. The tongues 15 may be cut off, if desired, as the shoulders left at the point ofcut will hold the clip against rocking.

The middle loop has a hole 18 adapted to receive a bolt 19, which extends through the clip and pin bar and is threaded into a nut 20. A. roundedhead 21 avoids damage to the shoes. The tightening of the bolt 19 pulls the pin bar down between the arms of the center loop, and since the legs are longer than the loop, their upper ends 22 are cramped into the wooden .pin bar, which is thus firmly grasped. The belt is tightened sufficiently so that the steel clip will always be resiliently under stress, irrespective of the swelling or shrinking of the pin bar. As the bar swells the clip bends a little more, and when the bar dries out the clip relaxes, but the bolt will be screwed too tightly to allow it to relax completely. The steel clip should not be too stiff to respond to these 0011- ditions, and I have found that steel inch thick answers very well.

Thus the pin bar is'always held resiliently. The lowest point of the. loop 11 never is brought into contact with the bar 10, owing to the length'of the legs. The whole clip will come and go with the wood.

The bolt 19 may be extended, as shown at 23, to receive a second nut 24: for confining a rod used to fasten a felt strip on the pin bar to avoid damage to shoes laid between the pins with their foreparts resting on the pin bar.

It is not necessary that the bolt 19 extend up through the bar 12. The drawing down of the loop 11 will clamp the bar 12, whether the bolt passes through it or not.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A resilient bar clip having two legs arranged to engage a support, and a por tion connecting upper ends of the legs remote from the support and extending toward the support engaging ends of the legs, but not long enoughto reach to the support, and means for forcing the bar into the connecting portion toward the support to cramp the upper ends of the legs and the connecting portion into the bar.

2. A shoe rack comprising substantially parallel frame members, a shoe supporting bar arranged for support between said frames and clips for fastening the bar to the frames formed of a ribbon of sheet metal vbent in M shape with the central loop of the M shorter than the legs and arranged to receive the bar, the lower ends of the legs being constructed and arranged to engage the frame members, means for preventing movement of the ends of the legs along the frame members and means for forcing the bar down into the loop of the M, whereby the legs and sides of the loop cooperate to clamp the bar resiliently.

A shoe rack comprising substantially parallel frames, a pin bar arranged to be supported between said frames, and clips for fastening the bar to the frames formed of resilient material having a portion fitting around. and under the bar and legs extend ing downwardly from the upper ends of the said portion to a point below its bottom and arranged to engage the said frames.

4. A bar clip formed of resilient material having leg portions arranged to engage a support, and a central portion extending between the legs constructed and arranged to engage the bar and resiliently to clamp it and means for drawing said'central portion down between the legs, said central portion having a hole constructed and arranged to accommodate a bolt for drawing it down to the support. p

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

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